South Pasadena has entertainment in the park by our house every summer. This year Shakespeare by the Sea presented 'Much Ado About Nothing', which is my favorite Shakespeare play. So we packed up out chairs, wine, cheese and headed out to watch the play.
As the play started it was a little hard to hear, being outside there were no walls to contain the actors voices. The sound traveled better as the evening progressed and by the end of the play it was fairly easy to hear.
The actors made me remember the good and bad of live theater. It can be a moving experience watching live people unfold a story before you. I find that some of that connection is lost in movies. The down side is that the acoustics can be ify and a play doesn't bowl you over like a full scale movie can. Live theater is much more sutble and you have to pay closer attention to catch all the details.
The play was fun even with the not fantastic acoustics. I enjoyed it enough that I have been looking for other plays in town to go see. Live theater can be a great night out and often it costs less than a movie ticket.
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